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w ' a i ' ir ms i vol l third series salisbury x c monday september 24 1866 no 88 whole no 1720 term 8 : wiitriii.v 1 year *â€¢) "."Â» " ti months ' "" c'.isii in liilvilliri rates of advertising onsqnara sntioo ofl2 linogj orel insortion 11 00 2d 3d u"l illli insertion oacli 50 " for oooli additional publication p3 i tiie candidates it will be seen that wo announce to day f ]â– :. sliobor esq as n candidate to represent this benatorily district in the n oxt legislature mr sliobor is well known to the people of this district as a truo faithful and ablo reproseutativo mid wo have no doubt lhat he will he elected by 8 large majority mr r f johnson of davio has been ; brought out b ihe people of davio for i the senate ills this was done how i over we suppose boforo it was known that mr shober would bo a candidate mr johnson isa very clever gentleman iiinl would no doubt make a good repre sentative but it is hardly possible for him to beat mr shober ns mr shober is very popular and much better known to the people there is no political dif ferences between them nor do they dif fer in their views on any important meas ure there have been three gentleman an nounced for the commons capt w ii crawford dr i w jones and j li graham esq capt crawford is popu lar and we think his election is sure dr i w jones represented this county in the late convention so called bill we do nut know what his chances are for election now we do nol agree with dr junes in his political ideas and shall not support him nor do we believe he will he still aside from his political an tecedents and political views we are free to admit that ho is agontloman of suf ficient ability tn tnaketi guod represen tative j ii graham esq is a good substan tial citizen t f ihe comity and if there ir no other candidate brought on wodoubl not ho will bo generally support 1 in preference to dr jones because his po litical antecedents nre more acceptable this however is a matter for the people t,i decide and iiiiiirss we are forced to d bo weshall have very little to say one way or the other in reference to the can didates or the election 4 gruff fire in v irln m â€” the v w hem times of the 10th says a terrible lire broke out this morning at the furni ture store of c a ni.i.sox tv co on middle street supposed to ire the work of an incendiary about l o'clock and rapidly spread righl and left until both sides of the street from broad to pollok were in alight flame and now lie in ashes the vacant lot between steven sou's corner and the brick building oc cupied now by uobbins & co checked the lire in that direction but it swept down to pollok and turning dissosway's old corner swept everything up pollok street to the residence of win cr hall esq which building is now being blown up three heavy explosions inning taken place since we commenced this writing so that the entire block facing middle and pollok streets from stevenson's cor ner round to the railroad may be con sidered a complete iosf and all that por tion of middle street from tho episoo iial church square up to the old courl louse coiner the fire was so sudden and spread so apidly that mr nelson and family who esided on the second floor of his store rcrc compelled to jump from a second tory window in order to savo their lives n doing which two female members vcre slightly injured wo heard of one ilher lady getting a iimb broken by a imilar process but did not learn the lame and several persons weie more r less injured by explosions and other wise but fortunately wo have heard of lio lives lost the losses by the fire of course can iot be estimated but cannot full short of no hundred and fifty or tw-o hundred liousaud dollars and may be more preachers going north to big mon ij â€” wo have heard severe strictures iassed upon preachers for going north or the purpose of begging inonoy while ve tin not think they deserve censure i'c must confess that such a course is iot conistent with the manliness and lignity of character with which our icoplc have generally acquitted thom elvcs wo have hoard some say thoy i conic not again respect ti minister who i wotilil go iiiiil nui in it mannoi bo inoon ' sistont with tlio independent and sclf-rc lying character of tho soutern people mint wc think thobo persons havo taken tlio wrong viow of ihe inattor thoy should rciuqinboi 1 the objects for which these donations are solicitod they are to bo appropriated to religious and edu cational interests which must otherwise remain inactivo it they are not thus us bit tod . -â™¦ . me crawford and the howard amendment â€” we learn that soino fe\v persons understood ns to bay in a short article in reference to the cannidatos that mr crawford was in favor of the howard ainondmont wo do nol know how such a construction could have been put on our roiiiarks : wo did not mean i say any buoh thing mr crawford us every true southern man must bo is op i oil to it out mini oil on th tapis we learn that i grand tournament is to take place to morrow in ihu neighborhood of salem church the salisbury band are ox ! pected lo hu in attendance also many persons from this place th dog question â€” our attention has been called to tho fact that salisbury has nn over stock of dogs and thoques tion naturally arises litis the dog or dinance been stringently inforced if so lit is iho opinion of many that a hand soino ro veil ue is or will be realized from this source which will enable the city fathers to reduce the high tax now pressing down mechanical enterprises - â€¢ .â™¦ Â» siil in n c correspond norfolk diy book s.u.r.m forsyth ('" , x ('., ] september si i 18g0 | dkak dat l'oi'i : in my hitter of tlio l'.'nh of august 1 briefly described this town n a t city set upon i hill ;" but \>\ i.n mentis intending that d scriptiou to bj all i buould say ol it its main street runs for one mile in a straight line upon tlio tup most ridge ol the hill the great mnjoiity of tho build iugsareiipon this street although there ii ro others and ihe cross btreels contain a r spectublu iitunber of dwellings on the lines of other streets are a few scattering houses which however being out among tin liol'ls may bo sui i to he in tho coun try the carriage ways are macadamized and tho side'.walka paved the town can boast of a veryfino pub lie bqnare centrally situated and studded with many line shade trees facing this square stand side by side the moravian clint eh and thefemals academy with nil the.-e advantages he town presents ijiiitu a city-liko appearance especially about iho central portions of main btreet yet the houses , ue not closely com pacted together but have a spacious gar don planted with fruit trees are 1 liuil no difficulty in applying to it that oft quoted expression rus in urbe at the siiitio time as the cultivated fields on either side come creeping up to and even within the very gates of the city i see no inapplicability in reversing the words by saying of suletu that it is most i emphatically an urbs in rure like cities of larger growth it can boast of its water works and gus works ; also of its excellent ami scientific muse um it possesses also a woolen uud a cots inn fic'ory extensive tannery a pottery a paper mill and twolargeflouringiuille and ei tho point of supply and market for tlio products of a considerable section of tho adjacent country the article of dried blackberries alone bought hy the merchants here and sent oil to northern markets amounts annual ly to nbout fifty thousand dollars yust quantities of dried upplesand peaches are also sent north had not tlio late war occurred salem would probably by ibis time have had a railroad intersect ing the north carolina railroad at high point she has two well drilled fire com puilitb the buys have however very little practical use for tneir machines except to go through thu drill with ihem ; for it is a fact that for the last fifty years but one dwelling bus been destroyed here by fire for many years the hive firo commis sioners havo iiiiuje it their business t enter periodically every householder's premises to see that tho provisions of the 1 city ordinance are respected as salem is tbe headquarters nf the moravians in north caiolitih and was originally settled altogether by members of that sect the larger portion ot its pros cut population are members of the mo ravian church or descendants nf the first settlers and adherents to their ancient customs thoy appear to bo n very excellent and courteous people in whatever positions of the world they havesettlcd they are . well known fur their industry frugality intelligence and sober orderly habits and these qualities aro characteristic ol â– the inhabitants of thifc plftce 1 he nn i if the earl settleihenl of thoso people in north carolina nro full ol interest to ihe lovor of history suffice it hero to any that count zinduiidorf made a contract with lord gran villa in 1761 for one hundred thousand ueroa of hi lauds iu north carolina tiiib irnol wan itiimeil by the count wachovia und i he moravian ohuroh both in its seuiilar and religions transaction recognizee und still i uses this original appellation j wachovia lies wholly within the lim j its of forsyth couuty and salem is with in the boundaries of this tract connected with the ancient burying ground nre several particulars which de serve notice you approach it tin ough a magnificent avenue of ancient cedars ami over the main gate you reud iu let ters of gold blessed ate the dead which die in the lord upon entering you seo on the reverse sido.of the arch the legend am the resurrection ami the life the inolosure is rectangular and di vided by avenues into several squares like a regularly laid out city tho whole i is adorned with cedars alon thu borders i of tho avenues i'i the right of tho main central aven ue lie the deceased male members ol the congregation and to the left the females these are again subdivided into married brethren and sisters and then also in eoparato squares come ihe sin::lii broth tin uiul siotets ; aud lastly the little boj 6 and girls thus you can always tind the different classes without trouble thus the romaius of husband nnd wife parenl and child aud brother ami sister are ue cording to our ideas separated in their last rest ing places on earth ; b*s they are not considered us separated in death because they nre all gathered tngethei in god's acre nnd are all rogared us brethren nud sisters truly a most beau til'nl sentiment the grilles bi'o in ranged in close mili tary otder rank be ind rank ; und there in the same unbroken order will thi uiiito multitude lie through the ages to come until the lust trump shall siituiii ii tlieni to the judgment no memorial is seen other than a plainly hewn stone on which are inscribe j ed tlio name birth and lho death of lho ; one who sli ops bel w theso people observe u religious cerev inotiy on every easier morning which i i believe is peculiar to themselves o , 1 1 nit day they in inch in procession to their i burying ground with a band of music und there perform an easter morning j litany which i can hardly refrain loin givingyou an account of â€” a mosttouoh j nig ceremony observed by them on the death of a member of their congregation : but bless my sonl in looking back over these bheots i far i have already nui le this letter too long for one number of your paper and therefore must dt for to my next communication the account above alluded to 1 remain dear day i i book ever yours le bachelier it1nera.ire o . afraidofthe itch pete whetstone of arkansas was iniice traveling on horseback through the interior of the state and called one ev ening to stay all night nt il little log house near the road whore entortaiu tnent and postoitice were kept two other strangers were there and the mail j rider rode up just about dark supper being over the mail carrier and the three gentleman were invited into i small room furnished with a good lire and two beds which were to accommodate the four pel-sons for the night the mail carrier was a little shabby dirty-looking wretch with whom none of the gentle men liked the idea of sleeping pete whetstone eve him closely as ho ask ed â€¢â€¢ where do yon sleep to-night my lad ?" â€¢' i'll thlccp with you i reckon lispc 1 the youth or one o them other fellers i don't care which the other two gentlemen took lho hint nnd occupied one of tho beds to gether immediately leaving the other ; bed aud the confab to be enjoyed by i pete and the mail boy together as in t they could pete and the boy commen ced hauling off their duds and pete get i ting in the bod first and wishing to gel rid of sleeping with the boy remarked i is - ' i very oarnostly â€” my fiieiui i'll toll you before hand i've got the itch and you'd better not got in here with me for the disease is catching the boy who was just getting in bed too drawled out very cooly wol 1 reckon llmt don t make a bit o difi'renco i've had it now nearly those tlieven years and into tho bed he pitch ed along with pete who pitched out in ns great a hurry as if he hud waked up a hornet's nost in bed the other gentlemen ronrod and the mail boy who hail go peaceable posses sion of the bod to himself drawle i out - ' why yon must bo a ihot o darned fides ; main and dad's got the eateli a heap worth than i is aud they thlcp in thai bed lath night when they wath here at the i|iiiltin the other two strangers were now iu a worse predicament than pete bad been in and bonncing from their nests like the old house bud been ii lire stripped i shook clothes pul them on again order f ed their hor os and thou ph it wns near â€¢ ly ten â– '.â– ! ick ihey all throe loft and â€¢ rode bevoral miles to tho next town bo , fore tin slept loaving tho importnrba â€¢ ble nniil carrier to lho b i â– of i cratch â– ing and leoping alone mai . . . \ tu i.v \ c 1 1 oapoiidoht iniiif n a.i kans is springs doscrlbes it vtt i'l tig \ in'cli look plat u between two 1 1 ; is tvh i hud no â€¢ cr i'l'n each oihei until toe day before the in t morning two or threo waggish fellows inl'oi'tiieil him iiinl his Â« ilo hud n twill sintci ; iiinl liny wire bo lllllcll ulikeil i ifliuult toll ii ihem 1 1 it and thai ho hioi linn i io 1 tbe wrong one the poor fellow without su,i ,.- anything to hi wife w"ii lireiitli iii the in igisli'ato and wi ihod him to undo Â« hut he had dono uiul marry him to tho rigl g â– i the worthy squire told him that it he hud known this ihe ovouing before he would i iii i lixn i it i iglit but ti o much lini hud ulupsed nml it â– .-. ti too lu'c .' preedom nl the i'ress a western editor recently offered his ! hat in a prize for tho ocst poem on the freedom of tho rrvobs llisowudov il claimed the beaver for the following â– i-h'i ion : ' around her wai i 1 ptil my arm she foil is soft ii cake said she '( >. dear what liberties j vmi printer men do take i why yes my sal my charming gal il bijiicezod hor some i guess ii'itu yon say aught my cliick against the â€¢ freedom t tho prose '.' â€¢ i kissed hor soino i did by gum l sh.i colored liken boot upon my loving soul she looked 1 ust good enough to eat i j gave hor another buss nud then said she ido confess â– i rather kinder sorter like 1 his ' freedom of the press â€” . *â€¢â€¢. â€” mechanics l)y nui iv f litiow i>s iin index median ie.s i ii locked upon u an order of bi mr h lit tli iiii'.'iior in hose who have tbe gootl lortune tu bu bom with n figurative silver spoon in their iii.iii.li uiul although this sentiment is ivenkeiiina with the advance of civilize ion es ; ,'.,'.. j co in iianics bave bi irun lo ssserl ih ii 1-1 liui io i higher socinl positiou in ili world by turning ilieir allention to die improve ments uf llieit in ii is onl by ii ml imitioiis into ; iii-ii-ii.-s i.n llie niuaii in m of llieir peculiar interests yet many uhetish tbe old prejudioo ol cash nnd nre unwilling to nllow llien claims lo si.i-i.il i'i|ii.il ty iiitli ili professions or with tlie iitheiilors of anceserai wealth if usefulness be die btandnrd of respectabili ty die educated nieuhniiio may bsseri his claim tu n position by the ijn of the proudest in lln und there are few blessings we enj-y aside from lliesp mlaneous productions of bounteous nature for which weinu not indebted to die me ehnnin our cliurohes are i mil and beautified liv him ; ih â– â€¢ hible in which we tliiuk wu bave i eternal life 1 passes ihrougli his inuul our ! railroads nmgnelic telegraphs sti nmboats iron clad lie is manufuciurus nre all planned by ln briiin mil pm into shape bj his bands we de ! peiid upon liim for hulls of learning nnd depo i siliories of nil for bbruries and even for written or printed language in any form whatever â€” our homes with evety internal article of cot 1 reniooce oi lusie aw the workmanship of his bands the mechanic's skill converts the timbers of the forest and the or.-s of ibe earth into multi farious foims of utility ilui beauty the vory coals we wcur were carded bpun woveu nnd ' finished by mechanical skill from ihu wool of the , slmi'p no mini of common bense who ha tbougbi â€¢ properly on the bubj t will in this democratic i country i urn up bis nose al a mechanic and i we il.iiik die ladies would feel less disposed to exhibit conti inpt for a mere mecbanio if tbey â– would consider how largt ly thoy are ',â€¢!â€¢ hti i to him i'ni half sometimes more of lbeir charms ibe silks the luces the gew-gaws wi li whicli tbey deck their persons wat rfa is li i ire ns and die vaiious little eonliivances lhat make them look plump are the wuik of mechanics i be i iks from which they store ihoii minds will knowledge or while away n pleasanl hour i all cotno from ihem lings set wilb dinmonds land ;â€¢! liotis stones bracelets pins mid miriou i oilier ornaments come from ibe skill i i i ie i i niii -. then give meehnnica credit for what tiny duseive and encourage ihem as ihey toil lo in 1 a lu i iy produuing su.-h wonderful and beuo li nl .'. uigi s in iii il"ji iri.ni hi of i fe \ i et iii.'i-liiinii too have a propel ap i pieeiiliuii of llieir own uselulness lo soci ly and cultivate thai - ; respect and ilrive afur thai moral and intel unl culture llal will i mnnd tbe respect of the world and then ive should never hear the contemptuous x pressiou of he is uotjo.lv bul a mecban ai irishman and a dutchman had a quarrel about â– â– iling krout i lie irishman t eal ami the dutchman unified until a chal i age Â» i given nnd in w md meeting i appointi d i'lu irishman inn !,_' lir-l bid hiuisell by getting on theci uie in the â– ii.intiev when the duusiiiiiho csme 1 i - , , io ii mself he had no righl t in . â€¢â– bin friend eat kraut so tu uvui.l bloodshed im lire oil his gun before the irishman ar rived walking t ' die chimney he fired up it , md .: . . rlii risl in in road orders for ale al this office pall of a ore a 1 man ( li i lining down < in ii nui i ircot si loill , 'â– 0 lav 111 : m . i .. u i ilo , il coi ir ] li nt [ wn â– uu i by lho iippoiir â– ninv ol nn id man pusl i nij . who wore ii i hreiidbaro coal . â€¢ hlny with constant wear , and who o iial hmii od and body 1 1 is head wns hnnl towards the oarth iiinl his walk wns n lottortng shuf llie iii ill'i'i'l of wlli iii ' i'l iil i lo in led from one â– le of tho pnvt tiii'iit io tho othor nnd ut last brouglii up j im i ii lump p â€¢ on tho corner when a young looking hud'er saluted him with i lull ni jim i ( loiuo and take n drink r tho id ntnn's â€¢ â– â– e bri litem o 1 . in in in hi in ho i iinntei od nlong to thu iiiiii-esi groggery w ith hi â€¢ compnn ii n five year ago lhat old iimn was jaiuos iiien i . ' s . senator from mis s.nii i and in the duj - nl the lianas and locomptou uiattot he was uoxl lo sto pheiib a i i.'hi'l.-i , tho uble.-t debater in ( longrcsb i lilt tin war broke mil m r ( il'el'll w.'is sell i tlio 1,'il.ii citllgl'c i soon lust his proporty iii poi i'i hi nnd his oharaotor and now ho is u | r ' drunkard and oai ti - boroly a pit inci ol a living as a culabo t tij lor s*wi av aaa 1 1 iÂ«Â«n news ot the day crhiu in a to york n.'iv voik s,.|.l 13 i m fin n'.h-li tin l'lussl iu foi-jjor 1 ' in nft s ed iiis guilt nml agreed to return t i'ru i lln tlm dofiuilling toiler of lliu nm uu ' hank li '. iieen held t i bail in dm sum of nine i iy ihoii ni 1 dollars movements of the president washington sep 13 p m tlio president arrived tit pittsburg nt tl i m to day lb ill teach lliis city nl i i m.,snt urdiiy radical convitit-itm in massachusetts huston sept id i m reports from lho state uudical convention to-day u il nl lien hullcr wns t 'â– â€¢â– â– le i l'rosi dent gov itullock and the ontiru lickoi Â» ro i omluali 1 for ro 1 1 ietinn by the atlantic cable livi i pool sept i '.'. coiton unchanged stiles 1000 bnjus middling upland ut 13 i loud ni si'j.t 12 consols for mono . â– -'''. ; fivo t vonties in , i ni sept t tito emperor lias scnl a special mission to m \ i io confer with maxim n berlin sept 12 i'll luioi to day biivs tin reopening ul il i t in uu tion l prussia cannot be fot pacific purposes mark ts and ( mti â– â– cud new voik sepl 23 1 m cotton firm sales of 1000 balds flour ilii.l wheal drooping pork â– ' ping 38 10 lnrd lower 17a ciu turpi tine heavy i'l 168 it isiu firm al 3 '.'.' n$0 00 cold l,45j sixes ol 02 m30j tn usil lies fclooj comnu rcial by th < able liverpool sept 10 hrcadstuff markets firm at former ndvance tallow i'n in i ii 1 n sept 13 monÂ»y inniketstinclumgej t'on-ols 8'j.r am i inn -| curities iii im r nn i prices g u..r ally advanced u s fives 72 j erie 143 ; illinois i lentrals not quoted [ rnmo ni.-fa reii washington sept 15 secretary seward arrived here at 12 o'clock on a special train from llariis lllli-o much his arrival he has bo ti gradunlh improving nnd strong hopes are entaiued of his entire rec ivery in a few days th president's arrival in washington \\ nshington sept ' 5 the presidenl srrivid to-night b â€¢ tyed i y tin ovhtion wbieli the people of ii il i 1 insisted on paying liim i ens of ill docked itroti i i in tbore and " uld i i i fusal a vist ooitcoursa of persona nwailnd foi . iiuurs tin i'i i.i ill's arrival m die railroad de 1 put ll i â– . 11 wu escorted to the city ii ill nn i sub sequently i tl while house notwithstanding il was lung aftet ni the procession whicli marched up ill â– was vet largi-i consisting of military marine ' ' corps mayor and l ion ' lo'iincil fin i i t i tm uiul and ml i h -. i'll il lion w s very imp n > the i'n-st i -.' . , ; , | : â– p by 1 1 i - that llironged pennsylvania avenue < o'o a-l.iiitiii iv chairman ul lln ' â– " v.-iiii n ii.ii noiiiin lied mr lincoln in 1 10 li o been tenden il llie pon lion of co 'â€¢ .-: u i ens ' loins it i !.â€¢â– â€¢'â€¢ ii mass vice hat ' resigned lo'ii sivuv ti tetegr iplu i from a ' 1 ili report of the sal - i negro - it t i \ in ih it stale is mill ne â– ' 1 lie piesideal 'â– ; ili acci lenl al 1 dinsiou n i 1 1 from m neiv voik si pt i 'â€¢'â– the heralds cil of mexico c of the liu ' . iial lie ci i is t.l ihe km . i.ire li-i ei idenll . iniitd â– ':!.Â«â– â€¢ i'll i th french aud mexlnnti impi i lal press nml tlm movements of il o i.i i irnli for nn at ii i " ii th vory seat of mm million's power i bo imp i nl is tboni i ives now look implo ringly in l bo united slates lu lako chmgo of i lie il i mil â– of ili i ul i.u.ii inns m.nr itlan nu 1 m i ,. potosl m i 1 i'i | rted '" !"â€¢ eve uiiii i by tl i i,.|..-ii mai i i li â– . line li n porti d iu be in the city icsico lu utin i rn new \ ul sep 15 i'bo ii r nui . â– â– iho ' xi itlng announce j it i thai lout ii in nis oi in gio.'s un being igiiiiijsoil in that i â€¢â– and th it at i.-n lo il leagues are orgauized and armed in every ' iminl 1 tl mi i ni being insli nit d iii di ill i â– , lo ' lolom 1 ii v i ii i i th world asks are we to bavo n tnste of s ei i lomingo i 1 1 it i,lo now l nk sept 10 tli i iii canada correspondent says i there is no nl uti in mi iii tl exuilumi ut ii , i ning ih i ii li is also nil iml the i ' o.u 1..u , aro orgnui n â– a squad t inako i aids upon the amoi lent bordei towns in revenge fot keniau raids upon ' i nin.l.i terribh aceidrnt philadelphia sept is ity the ii 1 ni nt jobusiowo twelve w i crti-lu'il to illlll an i trimly woun li d a w york markets new voik sept 17 1...1.i r 1 in sterling quiet ; sixty dins '. coupons of 02 i i i | ; ol lit u0t 1 ten litis ; treasuries 1f\03 i*o0j ./. c lliu im arrested now voik sept it inn i i'lfiun th confederate wbo headed ih parly that seized the ' he&apeako during tin war has 1 .. - * - 1 n nrrested here charged wilhsthc murder ofthe knginocr ol the time docu iii lit iviie i'ouiiil in hiin bllowitig that in louitded i secret organization in new orleans lust month called knights of aiuhin the kistoiiori excitement basreaobcda high point salob of tickets commenced this mom my uiul speculators aro ahehdy getting ifteen or twenty dollars premium on tickis i war threatened the /.<(<â€¢- of i'urajh not settled col dispalc/us the tribune has the following dispslohet : vienna sept 13 wo are on the verge of another wnr which alens to equal in extent tlm lust ended austria shows bad faitli with linly ntnl makes ii i i oniible demands which i inly will not stib ium to austria im overcharged tho debt of ! wnetia nnd withholds llie venetian properly ; v hull she was to bave transferred berlin sept 1 i prussia dinpha'ioally notilios ausltiu she will i i iiilu tally her ally lo be insulted uud il fraud 1 iiiiil il austria persists in her present ', com so war must t'uilow prague sept 1 1 the homeward march of tli prussian troops hit been peremptorily arrested and ihu demur n . â– r ut . f lie briny stopped dresden sopt 14 , . rythinglooks war there is no reply io ' tin notification of prussia il is now but a iiicstion of hours whether troops be not again | i il in motion i . by the a untie cable liverpoo 1 , sept 15 citon market unchanged sales of 1.1,000 i - uf miildling ut 13d lireudstufl's firm london sept 15 consols declioed \; quoted at 89 fivelwen tios 72-j ituuiois of a d llic.nl iy botween italy and \ sirit un tin subject of the debt of vcuuliii ' m â– rife iv porte ban refused to accommodate mat i.i w mi il.e crelaus st petersburg sept is i the am i'ciiii squadron left the russian wa ters to day the moscow ga tit extols an al liance between russia and the united states hull a sept 15 lu-ttiiiik litis sent n letter to lho u.s minis ter acknowledging the kindness o american residents in furnish _â€¢ fifty lous of ice to thu wound j in die hospital i'h soldiers and sailors convention clevelaod sept 10 there are large arrivals of officers and son i is to attend the great convention tents for 3 to 4,000 tire bi-iny put in monument s.]'.iiiie m.j.ii.-n wool will probably be temporary ' il nun in and gen steedtnan permaoeul i ' â€¢' . â– in st i st louis sept 10 liiil from cholera for ihe week amounted 172 /.'. i*i on in llayti n i y.uk sept 18 advices from llayti lo jtb uyt lhal the i i whole con in rv i in a state ol revolution the city ol conaives has beeu laid in ashes and tin inli ib tanls ties rli d it at st m oi u mini i of revolutionists are under ni i .- â€¢ of deatb gen salnavo will be ex ruled by president ci fliard's order but this will nol impede ihe pro gress of llie revolution which is against i ft raid <â– for assuming dictatoiial powets ii is believed th lie l . â€¢ up .- nl

w ' a i ' ir ms i vol l third series salisbury x c monday september 24 1866 no 88 whole no 1720 term 8 : wiitriii.v 1 year *â€¢) "."Â» " ti months ' "" c'.isii in liilvilliri rates of advertising onsqnara sntioo ofl2 linogj orel insortion 11 00 2d 3d u"l illli insertion oacli 50 " for oooli additional publication p3 i tiie candidates it will be seen that wo announce to day f ]â– :. sliobor esq as n candidate to represent this benatorily district in the n oxt legislature mr sliobor is well known to the people of this district as a truo faithful and ablo reproseutativo mid wo have no doubt lhat he will he elected by 8 large majority mr r f johnson of davio has been ; brought out b ihe people of davio for i the senate ills this was done how i over we suppose boforo it was known that mr shober would bo a candidate mr johnson isa very clever gentleman iiinl would no doubt make a good repre sentative but it is hardly possible for him to beat mr shober ns mr shober is very popular and much better known to the people there is no political dif ferences between them nor do they dif fer in their views on any important meas ure there have been three gentleman an nounced for the commons capt w ii crawford dr i w jones and j li graham esq capt crawford is popu lar and we think his election is sure dr i w jones represented this county in the late convention so called bill we do nut know what his chances are for election now we do nol agree with dr junes in his political ideas and shall not support him nor do we believe he will he still aside from his political an tecedents and political views we are free to admit that ho is agontloman of suf ficient ability tn tnaketi guod represen tative j ii graham esq is a good substan tial citizen t f ihe comity and if there ir no other candidate brought on wodoubl not ho will bo generally support 1 in preference to dr jones because his po litical antecedents nre more acceptable this however is a matter for the people t,i decide and iiiiiirss we are forced to d bo weshall have very little to say one way or the other in reference to the can didates or the election 4 gruff fire in v irln m â€” the v w hem times of the 10th says a terrible lire broke out this morning at the furni ture store of c a ni.i.sox tv co on middle street supposed to ire the work of an incendiary about l o'clock and rapidly spread righl and left until both sides of the street from broad to pollok were in alight flame and now lie in ashes the vacant lot between steven sou's corner and the brick building oc cupied now by uobbins & co checked the lire in that direction but it swept down to pollok and turning dissosway's old corner swept everything up pollok street to the residence of win cr hall esq which building is now being blown up three heavy explosions inning taken place since we commenced this writing so that the entire block facing middle and pollok streets from stevenson's cor ner round to the railroad may be con sidered a complete iosf and all that por tion of middle street from tho episoo iial church square up to the old courl louse coiner the fire was so sudden and spread so apidly that mr nelson and family who esided on the second floor of his store rcrc compelled to jump from a second tory window in order to savo their lives n doing which two female members vcre slightly injured wo heard of one ilher lady getting a iimb broken by a imilar process but did not learn the lame and several persons weie more r less injured by explosions and other wise but fortunately wo have heard of lio lives lost the losses by the fire of course can iot be estimated but cannot full short of no hundred and fifty or tw-o hundred liousaud dollars and may be more preachers going north to big mon ij â€” wo have heard severe strictures iassed upon preachers for going north or the purpose of begging inonoy while ve tin not think they deserve censure i'c must confess that such a course is iot conistent with the manliness and lignity of character with which our icoplc have generally acquitted thom elvcs wo have hoard some say thoy i conic not again respect ti minister who i wotilil go iiiiil nui in it mannoi bo inoon ' sistont with tlio independent and sclf-rc lying character of tho soutern people mint wc think thobo persons havo taken tlio wrong viow of ihe inattor thoy should rciuqinboi 1 the objects for which these donations are solicitod they are to bo appropriated to religious and edu cational interests which must otherwise remain inactivo it they are not thus us bit tod . -â™¦ . me crawford and the howard amendment â€” we learn that soino fe\v persons understood ns to bay in a short article in reference to the cannidatos that mr crawford was in favor of the howard ainondmont wo do nol know how such a construction could have been put on our roiiiarks : wo did not mean i say any buoh thing mr crawford us every true southern man must bo is op i oil to it out mini oil on th tapis we learn that i grand tournament is to take place to morrow in ihu neighborhood of salem church the salisbury band are ox ! pected lo hu in attendance also many persons from this place th dog question â€” our attention has been called to tho fact that salisbury has nn over stock of dogs and thoques tion naturally arises litis the dog or dinance been stringently inforced if so lit is iho opinion of many that a hand soino ro veil ue is or will be realized from this source which will enable the city fathers to reduce the high tax now pressing down mechanical enterprises - â€¢ .â™¦ Â» siil in n c correspond norfolk diy book s.u.r.m forsyth ('" , x ('., ] september si i 18g0 | dkak dat l'oi'i : in my hitter of tlio l'.'nh of august 1 briefly described this town n a t city set upon i hill ;" but \>\ i.n mentis intending that d scriptiou to bj all i buould say ol it its main street runs for one mile in a straight line upon tlio tup most ridge ol the hill the great mnjoiity of tho build iugsareiipon this street although there ii ro others and ihe cross btreels contain a r spectublu iitunber of dwellings on the lines of other streets are a few scattering houses which however being out among tin liol'ls may bo sui i to he in tho coun try the carriage ways are macadamized and tho side'.walka paved the town can boast of a veryfino pub lie bqnare centrally situated and studded with many line shade trees facing this square stand side by side the moravian clint eh and thefemals academy with nil the.-e advantages he town presents ijiiitu a city-liko appearance especially about iho central portions of main btreet yet the houses , ue not closely com pacted together but have a spacious gar don planted with fruit trees are 1 liuil no difficulty in applying to it that oft quoted expression rus in urbe at the siiitio time as the cultivated fields on either side come creeping up to and even within the very gates of the city i see no inapplicability in reversing the words by saying of suletu that it is most i emphatically an urbs in rure like cities of larger growth it can boast of its water works and gus works ; also of its excellent ami scientific muse um it possesses also a woolen uud a cots inn fic'ory extensive tannery a pottery a paper mill and twolargeflouringiuille and ei tho point of supply and market for tlio products of a considerable section of tho adjacent country the article of dried blackberries alone bought hy the merchants here and sent oil to northern markets amounts annual ly to nbout fifty thousand dollars yust quantities of dried upplesand peaches are also sent north had not tlio late war occurred salem would probably by ibis time have had a railroad intersect ing the north carolina railroad at high point she has two well drilled fire com puilitb the buys have however very little practical use for tneir machines except to go through thu drill with ihem ; for it is a fact that for the last fifty years but one dwelling bus been destroyed here by fire for many years the hive firo commis sioners havo iiiiuje it their business t enter periodically every householder's premises to see that tho provisions of the 1 city ordinance are respected as salem is tbe headquarters nf the moravians in north caiolitih and was originally settled altogether by members of that sect the larger portion ot its pros cut population are members of the mo ravian church or descendants nf the first settlers and adherents to their ancient customs thoy appear to bo n very excellent and courteous people in whatever positions of the world they havesettlcd they are . well known fur their industry frugality intelligence and sober orderly habits and these qualities aro characteristic ol â– the inhabitants of thifc plftce 1 he nn i if the earl settleihenl of thoso people in north carolina nro full ol interest to ihe lovor of history suffice it hero to any that count zinduiidorf made a contract with lord gran villa in 1761 for one hundred thousand ueroa of hi lauds iu north carolina tiiib irnol wan itiimeil by the count wachovia und i he moravian ohuroh both in its seuiilar and religions transaction recognizee und still i uses this original appellation j wachovia lies wholly within the lim j its of forsyth couuty and salem is with in the boundaries of this tract connected with the ancient burying ground nre several particulars which de serve notice you approach it tin ough a magnificent avenue of ancient cedars ami over the main gate you reud iu let ters of gold blessed ate the dead which die in the lord upon entering you seo on the reverse sido.of the arch the legend am the resurrection ami the life the inolosure is rectangular and di vided by avenues into several squares like a regularly laid out city tho whole i is adorned with cedars alon thu borders i of tho avenues i'i the right of tho main central aven ue lie the deceased male members ol the congregation and to the left the females these are again subdivided into married brethren and sisters and then also in eoparato squares come ihe sin::lii broth tin uiul siotets ; aud lastly the little boj 6 and girls thus you can always tind the different classes without trouble thus the romaius of husband nnd wife parenl and child aud brother ami sister are ue cording to our ideas separated in their last rest ing places on earth ; b*s they are not considered us separated in death because they nre all gathered tngethei in god's acre nnd are all rogared us brethren nud sisters truly a most beau til'nl sentiment the grilles bi'o in ranged in close mili tary otder rank be ind rank ; und there in the same unbroken order will thi uiiito multitude lie through the ages to come until the lust trump shall siituiii ii tlieni to the judgment no memorial is seen other than a plainly hewn stone on which are inscribe j ed tlio name birth and lho death of lho ; one who sli ops bel w theso people observe u religious cerev inotiy on every easier morning which i i believe is peculiar to themselves o , 1 1 nit day they in inch in procession to their i burying ground with a band of music und there perform an easter morning j litany which i can hardly refrain loin givingyou an account of â€” a mosttouoh j nig ceremony observed by them on the death of a member of their congregation : but bless my sonl in looking back over these bheots i far i have already nui le this letter too long for one number of your paper and therefore must dt for to my next communication the account above alluded to 1 remain dear day i i book ever yours le bachelier it1nera.ire o . afraidofthe itch pete whetstone of arkansas was iniice traveling on horseback through the interior of the state and called one ev ening to stay all night nt il little log house near the road whore entortaiu tnent and postoitice were kept two other strangers were there and the mail j rider rode up just about dark supper being over the mail carrier and the three gentleman were invited into i small room furnished with a good lire and two beds which were to accommodate the four pel-sons for the night the mail carrier was a little shabby dirty-looking wretch with whom none of the gentle men liked the idea of sleeping pete whetstone eve him closely as ho ask ed â€¢â€¢ where do yon sleep to-night my lad ?" â€¢' i'll thlccp with you i reckon lispc 1 the youth or one o them other fellers i don't care which the other two gentlemen took lho hint nnd occupied one of tho beds to gether immediately leaving the other ; bed aud the confab to be enjoyed by i pete and the mail boy together as in t they could pete and the boy commen ced hauling off their duds and pete get i ting in the bod first and wishing to gel rid of sleeping with the boy remarked i is - ' i very oarnostly â€” my fiieiui i'll toll you before hand i've got the itch and you'd better not got in here with me for the disease is catching the boy who was just getting in bed too drawled out very cooly wol 1 reckon llmt don t make a bit o difi'renco i've had it now nearly those tlieven years and into tho bed he pitch ed along with pete who pitched out in ns great a hurry as if he hud waked up a hornet's nost in bed the other gentlemen ronrod and the mail boy who hail go peaceable posses sion of the bod to himself drawle i out - ' why yon must bo a ihot o darned fides ; main and dad's got the eateli a heap worth than i is aud they thlcp in thai bed lath night when they wath here at the i|iiiltin the other two strangers were now iu a worse predicament than pete bad been in and bonncing from their nests like the old house bud been ii lire stripped i shook clothes pul them on again order f ed their hor os and thou ph it wns near â€¢ ly ten â– '.â– ! ick ihey all throe loft and â€¢ rode bevoral miles to tho next town bo , fore tin slept loaving tho importnrba â€¢ ble nniil carrier to lho b i â– of i cratch â– ing and leoping alone mai . . . \ tu i.v \ c 1 1 oapoiidoht iniiif n a.i kans is springs doscrlbes it vtt i'l tig \ in'cli look plat u between two 1 1 ; is tvh i hud no â€¢ cr i'l'n each oihei until toe day before the in t morning two or threo waggish fellows inl'oi'tiieil him iiinl his Â« ilo hud n twill sintci ; iiinl liny wire bo lllllcll ulikeil i ifliuult toll ii ihem 1 1 it and thai ho hioi linn i io 1 tbe wrong one the poor fellow without su,i ,.- anything to hi wife w"ii lireiitli iii the in igisli'ato and wi ihod him to undo Â« hut he had dono uiul marry him to tho rigl g â– i the worthy squire told him that it he hud known this ihe ovouing before he would i iii i lixn i it i iglit but ti o much lini hud ulupsed nml it â– .-. ti too lu'c .' preedom nl the i'ress a western editor recently offered his ! hat in a prize for tho ocst poem on the freedom of tho rrvobs llisowudov il claimed the beaver for the following â– i-h'i ion : ' around her wai i 1 ptil my arm she foil is soft ii cake said she '( >. dear what liberties j vmi printer men do take i why yes my sal my charming gal il bijiicezod hor some i guess ii'itu yon say aught my cliick against the â€¢ freedom t tho prose '.' â€¢ i kissed hor soino i did by gum l sh.i colored liken boot upon my loving soul she looked 1 ust good enough to eat i j gave hor another buss nud then said she ido confess â– i rather kinder sorter like 1 his ' freedom of the press â€” . *â€¢â€¢. â€” mechanics l)y nui iv f litiow i>s iin index median ie.s i ii locked upon u an order of bi mr h lit tli iiii'.'iior in hose who have tbe gootl lortune tu bu bom with n figurative silver spoon in their iii.iii.li uiul although this sentiment is ivenkeiiina with the advance of civilize ion es ; ,'.,'.. j co in iianics bave bi irun lo ssserl ih ii 1-1 liui io i higher socinl positiou in ili world by turning ilieir allention to die improve ments uf llieit in ii is onl by ii ml imitioiis into ; iii-ii-ii.-s i.n llie niuaii in m of llieir peculiar interests yet many uhetish tbe old prejudioo ol cash nnd nre unwilling to nllow llien claims lo si.i-i.il i'i|ii.il ty iiitli ili professions or with tlie iitheiilors of anceserai wealth if usefulness be die btandnrd of respectabili ty die educated nieuhniiio may bsseri his claim tu n position by the ijn of the proudest in lln und there are few blessings we enj-y aside from lliesp mlaneous productions of bounteous nature for which weinu not indebted to die me ehnnin our cliurohes are i mil and beautified liv him ; ih â– â€¢ hible in which we tliiuk wu bave i eternal life 1 passes ihrougli his inuul our ! railroads nmgnelic telegraphs sti nmboats iron clad lie is manufuciurus nre all planned by ln briiin mil pm into shape bj his bands we de ! peiid upon liim for hulls of learning nnd depo i siliories of nil for bbruries and even for written or printed language in any form whatever â€” our homes with evety internal article of cot 1 reniooce oi lusie aw the workmanship of his bands the mechanic's skill converts the timbers of the forest and the or.-s of ibe earth into multi farious foims of utility ilui beauty the vory coals we wcur were carded bpun woveu nnd ' finished by mechanical skill from ihu wool of the , slmi'p no mini of common bense who ha tbougbi â€¢ properly on the bubj t will in this democratic i country i urn up bis nose al a mechanic and i we il.iiik die ladies would feel less disposed to exhibit conti inpt for a mere mecbanio if tbey â– would consider how largt ly thoy are ',â€¢!â€¢ hti i to him i'ni half sometimes more of lbeir charms ibe silks the luces the gew-gaws wi li whicli tbey deck their persons wat rfa is li i ire ns and die vaiious little eonliivances lhat make them look plump are the wuik of mechanics i be i iks from which they store ihoii minds will knowledge or while away n pleasanl hour i all cotno from ihem lings set wilb dinmonds land ;â€¢! liotis stones bracelets pins mid miriou i oilier ornaments come from ibe skill i i i ie i i niii -. then give meehnnica credit for what tiny duseive and encourage ihem as ihey toil lo in 1 a lu i iy produuing su.-h wonderful and beuo li nl .'. uigi s in iii il"ji iri.ni hi of i fe \ i et iii.'i-liiinii too have a propel ap i pieeiiliuii of llieir own uselulness lo soci ly and cultivate thai - ; respect and ilrive afur thai moral and intel unl culture llal will i mnnd tbe respect of the world and then ive should never hear the contemptuous x pressiou of he is uotjo.lv bul a mecban ai irishman and a dutchman had a quarrel about â– â– iling krout i lie irishman t eal ami the dutchman unified until a chal i age Â» i given nnd in w md meeting i appointi d i'lu irishman inn !,_' lir-l bid hiuisell by getting on theci uie in the â– ii.intiev when the duusiiiiiho csme 1 i - , , io ii mself he had no righl t in . â€¢â– bin friend eat kraut so tu uvui.l bloodshed im lire oil his gun before the irishman ar rived walking t ' die chimney he fired up it , md .: . . rlii risl in in road orders for ale al this office pall of a ore a 1 man ( li i lining down < in ii nui i ircot si loill , 'â– 0 lav 111 : m . i .. u i ilo , il coi ir ] li nt [ wn â– uu i by lho iippoiir â– ninv ol nn id man pusl i nij . who wore ii i hreiidbaro coal . â€¢ hlny with constant wear , and who o iial hmii od and body 1 1 is head wns hnnl towards the oarth iiinl his walk wns n lottortng shuf llie iii ill'i'i'l of wlli iii ' i'l iil i lo in led from one â– le of tho pnvt tiii'iit io tho othor nnd ut last brouglii up j im i ii lump p â€¢ on tho corner when a young looking hud'er saluted him with i lull ni jim i ( loiuo and take n drink r tho id ntnn's â€¢ â– â– e bri litem o 1 . in in in hi in ho i iinntei od nlong to thu iiiiii-esi groggery w ith hi â€¢ compnn ii n five year ago lhat old iimn was jaiuos iiien i . ' s . senator from mis s.nii i and in the duj - nl the lianas and locomptou uiattot he was uoxl lo sto pheiib a i i.'hi'l.-i , tho uble.-t debater in ( longrcsb i lilt tin war broke mil m r ( il'el'll w.'is sell i tlio 1,'il.ii citllgl'c i soon lust his proporty iii poi i'i hi nnd his oharaotor and now ho is u | r ' drunkard and oai ti - boroly a pit inci ol a living as a culabo t tij lor s*wi av aaa 1 1 iÂ«Â«n news ot the day crhiu in a to york n.'iv voik s,.|.l 13 i m fin n'.h-li tin l'lussl iu foi-jjor 1 ' in nft s ed iiis guilt nml agreed to return t i'ru i lln tlm dofiuilling toiler of lliu nm uu ' hank li '. iieen held t i bail in dm sum of nine i iy ihoii ni 1 dollars movements of the president washington sep 13 p m tlio president arrived tit pittsburg nt tl i m to day lb ill teach lliis city nl i i m.,snt urdiiy radical convitit-itm in massachusetts huston sept id i m reports from lho state uudical convention to-day u il nl lien hullcr wns t 'â– â€¢â– â– le i l'rosi dent gov itullock and the ontiru lickoi Â» ro i omluali 1 for ro 1 1 ietinn by the atlantic cable livi i pool sept i '.'. coiton unchanged stiles 1000 bnjus middling upland ut 13 i loud ni si'j.t 12 consols for mono . â– -'''. ; fivo t vonties in , i ni sept t tito emperor lias scnl a special mission to m \ i io confer with maxim n berlin sept 12 i'll luioi to day biivs tin reopening ul il i t in uu tion l prussia cannot be fot pacific purposes mark ts and ( mti â– â– cud new voik sepl 23 1 m cotton firm sales of 1000 balds flour ilii.l wheal drooping pork â– ' ping 38 10 lnrd lower 17a ciu turpi tine heavy i'l 168 it isiu firm al 3 '.'.' n$0 00 cold l,45j sixes ol 02 m30j tn usil lies fclooj comnu rcial by th < able liverpool sept 10 hrcadstuff markets firm at former ndvance tallow i'n in i ii 1 n sept 13 monÂ»y inniketstinclumgej t'on-ols 8'j.r am i inn -| curities iii im r nn i prices g u..r ally advanced u s fives 72 j erie 143 ; illinois i lentrals not quoted [ rnmo ni.-fa reii washington sept 15 secretary seward arrived here at 12 o'clock on a special train from llariis lllli-o much his arrival he has bo ti gradunlh improving nnd strong hopes are entaiued of his entire rec ivery in a few days th president's arrival in washington \\ nshington sept ' 5 the presidenl srrivid to-night b â€¢ tyed i y tin ovhtion wbieli the people of ii il i 1 insisted on paying liim i ens of ill docked itroti i i in tbore and " uld i i i fusal a vist ooitcoursa of persona nwailnd foi . iiuurs tin i'i i.i ill's arrival m die railroad de 1 put ll i â– . 11 wu escorted to the city ii ill nn i sub sequently i tl while house notwithstanding il was lung aftet ni the procession whicli marched up ill â– was vet largi-i consisting of military marine ' ' corps mayor and l ion ' lo'iincil fin i i t i tm uiul and ml i h -. i'll il lion w s very imp n > the i'n-st i -.' . , ; , | : â– p by 1 1 i - that llironged pennsylvania avenue < o'o a-l.iiitiii iv chairman ul lln ' â– " v.-iiii n ii.ii noiiiin lied mr lincoln in 1 10 li o been tenden il llie pon lion of co 'â€¢ .-: u i ens ' loins it i !.â€¢â– â€¢'â€¢ ii mass vice hat ' resigned lo'ii sivuv ti tetegr iplu i from a ' 1 ili report of the sal - i negro - it t i \ in ih it stale is mill ne â– ' 1 lie piesideal 'â– ; ili acci lenl al 1 dinsiou n i 1 1 from m neiv voik si pt i 'â€¢'â– the heralds cil of mexico c of the liu ' . iial lie ci i is t.l ihe km . i.ire li-i ei idenll . iniitd â– ':!.Â«â– â€¢ i'll i th french aud mexlnnti impi i lal press nml tlm movements of il o i.i i irnli for nn at ii i " ii th vory seat of mm million's power i bo imp i nl is tboni i ives now look implo ringly in l bo united slates lu lako chmgo of i lie il i mil â– of ili i ul i.u.ii inns m.nr itlan nu 1 m i ,. potosl m i 1 i'i | rted '" !"â€¢ eve uiiii i by tl i i,.|..-ii mai i i li â– . line li n porti d iu be in the city icsico lu utin i rn new \ ul sep 15 i'bo ii r nui . â– â– iho ' xi itlng announce j it i thai lout ii in nis oi in gio.'s un being igiiiiijsoil in that i â€¢â– and th it at i.-n lo il leagues are orgauized and armed in every ' iminl 1 tl mi i ni being insli nit d iii di ill i â– , lo ' lolom 1 ii v i ii i i th world asks are we to bavo n tnste of s ei i lomingo i 1 1 it i,lo now l nk sept 10 tli i iii canada correspondent says i there is no nl uti in mi iii tl exuilumi ut ii , i ning ih i ii li is also nil iml the i ' o.u 1..u , aro orgnui n â– a squad t inako i aids upon the amoi lent bordei towns in revenge fot keniau raids upon ' i nin.l.i terribh aceidrnt philadelphia sept is ity the ii 1 ni nt jobusiowo twelve w i crti-lu'il to illlll an i trimly woun li d a w york markets new voik sept 17 1...1.i r 1 in sterling quiet ; sixty dins '. coupons of 02 i i i | ; ol lit u0t 1 ten litis ; treasuries 1f\03 i*o0j ./. c lliu im arrested now voik sept it inn i i'lfiun th confederate wbo headed ih parly that seized the ' he&apeako during tin war has 1 .. - * - 1 n nrrested here charged wilhsthc murder ofthe knginocr ol the time docu iii lit iviie i'ouiiil in hiin bllowitig that in louitded i secret organization in new orleans lust month called knights of aiuhin the kistoiiori excitement basreaobcda high point salob of tickets commenced this mom my uiul speculators aro ahehdy getting ifteen or twenty dollars premium on tickis i war threatened the /.